usquequaque

Latin

Alternative forms
  • ū̆sque quāque

Etymology

From ū̆sque (“up to, all the way to”) +‎ quāque (“wherever”), i.e. “all the way in every direction”.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːs.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [uːs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ] or IPA(key): /us.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [ʊs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /us.kweˈkwa.kwe/, [uskweˈkwäːkwe]

Adverb

ū̆squequāque (not comparable)

  1. everywhere
  2. in every possible case, in every circumstance

References
  • usquequaque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “usquequaque” on page 2110/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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